Inter-domain networking innovation on steroids: empowering ixps with SDN capabilities

Marco Chiesa; Christoph Dietzel; Gianni Antichi; Marc Bruyére; Ignacio Castro; Mitch Gusat; Thomas King; Andrew W. Moore; Thanh Dang Nguyen; Philippe Owezarski; Steve Uhlig; Marco Canini

doi:10.1109/MCOM.2016.7588277

Inter-domain networking innovation on steroids: empowering ixps with SDN capabilities

Marco Chiesa, Christoph Dietzel, Gianni Antichi, Marc Bruyére, Ignacio Castro, Mitch Gusat, Thomas King, Andrew W. Moore, Thanh Dang Nguyen, Philippe Owezarski, Steve Uhlig, Marco Canini

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While innovation in inter-domain routing has remained stagnant for over a decade, Internet exchange points (IXPs) are consolidating their role as economically advantageous interconnection points for reducing path latencies and exchanging ever increasing amounts of traffic. As such, IXPs appear as a natural place to foster network innovation and assess the benefits of SDN, a recent technological trend that has already boosted innovation within data center networks. In this article, we give a comprehensive overview of use cases for SDN at IXPs, which leverage the superior vantage point of an IXP to introduce advanced features like load balancing and DDoS mitigation. We discuss the benefits of SDN solutions by analyzing real-world data from one of the largest IXPs. We also leverage insights into IXP operations to shape benefits not only for members but also for operators.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	102-108
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Communications Magazine
Volume	54
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2016.7588277
State	Published - Oct 14 2016

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